Driver of beer truck dies in Route 78 crash in Hunterdon County

1:56 PM,
Jul. 12, 2013

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| Staff Report

The driver of a tractor-trailer died early Friday morning when his rig crashed into a flatbed truck on the shoulder of Route 78 eastbound near milepost 21.9, State Police Sgt. Adam Grossman said.

Loyd King Jr., 42, of Middletown, Pa., died after being medevaced by helicopter to Morristown Medical Center, shortly after the 3:26 a.m. crash, Grossman said. A 12-year-old passenger in the truck was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries.

The tractor-trailer, which Grossman said was hauling a shipment of beer, struck the rear of the flat bed, which was parked on the shoulder of the highway. ...